unbound
simple past tense and past participle of unbind.
not bound, as a book.
free; not attached, as by a chemical bond: unbound electrons.
Origin of unbound
1Words that may be confused with unbound
- unbound , unbounded
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How to use unbound in a sentence
The thesis of the book is that monetary liberalization, deregulation of the banking system and a lot of choices made during the second half of the 20th century caused the Fed to become “unbound.”
The Fed Keeps Getting More Powerful. Is It Bad for America? | by Jesse Eisinger | August 5, 2022 | ProPublicaHowever, just because a star is moving fast does not necessarily make it a hypervelocity star unbound from the Milky Way.
Real shooting stars look a lot different than you’d expect | Idan Ginsburg / The Conversation | January 10, 2022 | Popular-ScienceAll in all, Montero is the work of an unbound, creative and well-connected 22-year-old who kicked open the industry doors two years ago and has no intention of vacating his top spot anytime soon.
6 Takeaways From Lil Nas X's Excellent Debut Album Montero | Andrew R. Chow | September 17, 2021 | TimeFor better or worse, the mode’s prevalence on Solar Power reveals a Lorde completely unbound from the prevailing pop approaches of the day, emphasizing her preferred status as an industry outsider marching to the beat of her own drum.
But these comments, made Wednesday night in New York City, were particularly unbound.
Vogel spins a story of a political culture becoming slowly unbound by previous constraints like party loyalty or seniority.
He glides almost instantly from place to place as if unbound by mortal shackles such as gravity and momentum.
How the Oklahoma City Thunder Out-Heated the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the NBA Finals | Jesse Singal | June 13, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTSo many of the delegates who are coming to the convention are unbound delegates.
Rick Santorum, Paul Ryan, Joe Biden and More Sunday Talk | The Daily Beast Video | April 1, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTSo Roly dove into his pack, which lay unbound on the shore, and presently produced a fish-line wound around a chip.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail | Arthur R. ThompsonI suffered my guards to lead me away from the Durbar; I was thrust into a vile hole, and at last my arms were unbound.
Confessions of a Thug | Philip Meadows TaylorThe doctor went straight to the prisoner, unbound his hands, and struck him on the breast and back.
Catherine de' Medici | Honore de BalzacAs all the seats were filled with unopened papers and unbound books, the youth said he preferred to stand.
Blazed Trail Stories | Stewart Edward WhiteIt consisted of about 4,000 volumes, bound and unbound, a fourth part being MSS.
Witch, Warlock, and Magician | William Henry Davenport Adams
British Dictionary definitions for unbound
/ (ʌnˈbaʊnd) /
the past tense and past participle of unbind
(of a book) not bound within a cover
not restrained or tied down by bonds
(of a morpheme) able to form a word by itself; free
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